kern inmate walks away from la county lockup
An inmate from Kern County working at a labor lock-up in the Southland is on the loose. Jessie Meza, 38, who was serving a 16-year sentence in Kern County on assault and gun charges, was discovered...
View Articleanimal vaccines available in shafter
The City of Shafter will host a low-cost vaccine clinic on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon. Vaccines are $15 each and must be paid in cash. Officials say they will take pets by...
View Articlesuspected delano Kidnappers accept plea deals
Two people accused of kidnapping and robbing an elderly woman in Delano have accepted plea deals. Claudia Toqueca and Christian Chauta made deals with prosecutors Tuesday after barging into the home...
View Articlenorthwest bakersfield shooting suspect convicted
A man has been convicted of attempted murder in connection to a shooting that injured a man in northwest Bakersfield. Shawn Brown, 45, was also convicted Wednesday of assault with a semi-automatic...
View ArticleBakersfield police searching for assault suspects
Bakersfield police are asking for the community’s help identifying two men accused of assault. Officers say one of the suspects seriously injured a victim during an assault outside a business in the...
View Articleinmate found dead at kern valley state prison
An inmate has been found dead at North Kern State Prison in Delano. Authorities are calling the case a homicide after Enrique Gomeztagle, 31, was found unresponsive in his cell on Wednesday evening....
View Articlebakersfield man enters plea to sex charges
A Bakersfield man has pleaded no contest to engaging in sex acts with a teenage girl. Matthew Vales, 25, was arrested on Wednesday and pleaded no contest to two felony counts. Authorities say he had a...
View Articlesuspected Car thief leads cops on high-speed chase
A suspected car thief in in custody after a high-speed chase that started in Bakersfield and ended near Castaic. It began at around 12:45 p.m. Thursday on Burr Street when a man saw someone stealing...
View Articlehighway patrol searching for hit-and-run suspect
The California Highway Patrol is looking for help finding a woman responsible for a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead in north Bakersfield. It happened July 12, 2024 on Universe Avenue west of...
View Article$10,000 reward offered in delano fatal shooting case
Kern Secret Witness is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects connected to the murder of a 21-year-old man in Delano. Police say Adam...
View Articletwo men in custody after high-speed chase
Two men are in custody after a high-speed pursuit in east Bakersfield. It started at around 9:00 a.m. Friday when police tried to stop an allegedly stolen SUV in the 3200 block of Bernard Street....
View Articleofficer-involved shooting in porterville
A man was hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in Porterville. Officers responded late Friday night to a house in the 1000 block of North Salisbury Street for reports of several gunshots...
View Articleshooting at tachi palace
The investigation continues after a shooting at Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore. Kings County Sheriff’s deputies say the suspect shot a girl in her twenties in the parking lot after a domestic...
View Articlefatal wreck near delano
One person is dead after a wreck near Delano. it happened late Saturday night between a Nissan and a Tesla on Highway 43 north of Cecil Avenue. The Nissan caught fire in the center of the roadway. The...
View Articlefelon arrested in california city
A convicted felon was arrested after California City police officers allegedly found him with a gun following a domestic dispute. It took place Sunday when officers responded to Redwood Boulevard and...
View Articlesuspected kern county killer surrenders in florida
A man accused of killing his roommate then setting his body on fire in east Bakersfield has turned himself in to authorities in Florida. Timothy Coons, Jr., 33, is awaiting extradition after...
View Articleshafter teacher accused on sex charges
A 6th grade teacher at Golden Oak Elementary School in Shafter is facing sex charges. Zachary McGraw, 38, was charged Monday with advertising for distribution and possession of child pornography....
View Articlesex offender enters plea to groping charges
A convicted Bakersfield sex offender has pleaded no contest to groping an EMT while in the back of an ambulance. Myron Washington, Jr., 32, pleaded no contest on Monday to charges of assault with the...
View Articlenew information on shafter teacher accused of sex crimes
Authorities say numerous files containing child pornography were uploaded through Kik Messenger accounts linked to a Shafter teacher. Police say they searched the cell phone of Zachary McGraw, 38, who...
View Articlehearing for former kern county supervisor will proceed
A judge has denied a request to further postpone a hearing on a domestic violence restraining order brought against former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner. The judge on Tuesday passed down a...
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